KR100867193B1 - Lighting system of water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

A lighting device for a water-cleaner is provided to provide drinking water having a light by mounting the he LED lamp of the water-cleaner inside an discharge hole of an intake and by radiating a light having color in a direction same with drinking water, to grasp cold water or warm water through the irradiated light and to use conveniently the lighting device. An lighting device for a water-cleaner comprises an intake(110), a changeover valve(120), a fixed bracket(130), a lighting-emitting area(140) and a flux sensing part(150). The intake forms a discharge hole so that drinking water provided through a connecting pipe(103) is discharged. The changeover valve opens or seals selectively the discharge hole according to a rotated angle. The fixed bracket comprises a guide groove combined to an outer circumference of end part of the intake. The lighting-emitting part radiates the light in an eject direction of the supplied drinking water through the discharge hole. The flux sensing part transmits the generated electromotive force generated through an electromagnetic induction to the lighting-emitting part.

Description

Lighting system of water purifier

1 is a perspective view showing a general water purifier.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a lighting apparatus for a water purifier according to the present invention.

3 is a bottom perspective view showing a lighting apparatus for a water purifier according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lighting apparatus for a water purifier according to the present invention.

5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a lighting apparatus for a water purifier according to the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

100: Water purifier 101:

102: low water cistern 103: connecting pipe

110: intake port 111: communication pipe

112: exhaust hole 120: switching valve

130: fixing bracket 131: guide member

131a: guide groove 132:

133: guide hole 133a: engaging hole

140: light emitting part 141: LED lamp

142: power line 143: input terminal

144: Fixed packing 145:

150: Flow sensing unit 150: Flow sensing unit

151: Case 151a: Storage space

151b: Inflow pipe 151c: Water pipe

152: Impeller 152a:

152b: rotating shaft 153: electromotive force means

The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus for a water purifier, and more particularly, to a lighting apparatus for a water purifier, and more particularly, to a lighting apparatus provided in a water purifier for allowing water to be self- To a lighting apparatus for a portable telephone.

Generally, the cold / hot water and water purifier have a body equipped with a water supply valve and a beverage container arranged at an upper part of the body and supplying water to the body. The water supply valve mounted on the main body is coated with red and blue colors so as to display cold water and hot water, and a power indicator is mounted on a predetermined position of the main body.

In order to use the cold / hot water and purifier as described above, when the user operates the valve mounted on the water supply valve, the cold water and hot water supply valves are opened and the desired cold water and hot water are supplied from the beverage container through the water supply pipe disposed inside the main body, As shown in FIG.

In addition, the water purifier has a natural filtration type, a direct filtration type, an ion exchange water type, and an inverse osmotic pressure type according to the purification method, and includes a simple water purifier for supplying only purified water, a cold water purifier for supplying purified water at low temperature, And a cold / warm water purifier for supplying the water in two different states.

However, the cold / hot water and water purifier described above can find the water supply valve desired by the user under bright light or sunlight, but it is difficult to identify the cold and hot water supply valves in the night when the room lamp is turned off, There is a problem that the water is overflowing or the hand is burned when the water is heated.

As a result, the user has to pay a considerable amount of attention in order to avoid not only the loss of water but also the image due to carelessness of the user.

In order to solve the above problems, as disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1999-31652, the cold / hot water take-out port 11 is provided by operation of the hot / cold water take-out buttons 41 and 42 provided on the front portion of the water purifier 10 A water purifier for discharging purified water by opening the water purifier,

The light detector 30 and the temperature sensing element 40 which are sensitive to ambient light brightness and temperature are installed and installed around the cold and hot water outlet 11 according to the temperature change of the temperature sensing element 40 And a microprocessor 100 for turning on the lamps 21 and 22 of the red and blue series.

When the cold and hot water extraction buttons 41 and 42 are pressed, the lighting device of the water purifier configured as described above releases the purified water by opening the air outlet 11 from the cold and hot water control unit. At this time, The microprocessor 100 determines that the resistance value of the resistor 30 is changed according to the ambient light intensity and sends an operation signal to the microprocessor 100. At this time, The microprocessor 100 judges whether the set temperature is the data according to the resistance value, and if the temperature is a temperature at which the temperature is sensed, the microprocessor 100 detects the temperature of the red lamp 21 is driven by the red light so that the user can visually feel the water warm. When the room temperature is higher than the set temperature It drives the light of a blue-based color is one to feel cool in the water.

Here, the red lamp and the blue lamp installed in the lighting apparatus of the conventional water purifier are installed around the cold / hot water outlet 11 so that light is indirectly irradiated to the supplied water.

In other words, although the outgoing and incoming of cold and hot water responds to the brightness and temperature of the space in which the water purifier is installed, it is a visual phenomenon that indirectly applies red or blue light to the outgoing cold and hot water to make the supply water feel cold However, since the lamp that emits the red or blue light is installed around the cold and hot water outlet, it can not be concentrated on the water to be dispensed. As the lamp is irradiated to the outside of or around the hot and cold water intake port, There is a problem that the temperature condition of the supply water which has been divided into colors can not be checked more accurately.

In addition, when cold water and hot water are simultaneously dispensed, blue and red light are exerted at the same time, so that each light can not be concentrated on the outgoing water and dispersed or mixed. Thus, Which is difficult to distinguish.

In order to maximize the water purifying function of the water purifier, as disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-299795, a water purifier equipped with an ultraviolet lamp includes a main body and a water outlet formed in a front portion of the main body, And a cock lever for opening and closing the discharge cock. The water purifier further includes an ultraviolet lamp installed on a side wall of the water intake part to sterilize the discharge cock and the discharged water.

In other words, the ultraviolet rays are radiated to the discharge cock to sterilize the bacteria propagating inside and outside of the discharge cock and to sterilize the supplied water. However, since the ultraviolet lamp is attached to the outside of the water purifier, There was a problem of creating harmful environment.

At this time, the water purifier provided with the ultraviolet lamp of the related art forms a shielding film so that ultraviolet rays of the ultraviolet lamp are not radiated to the outside, but a part of the shielding membrane is opened so that ultraviolet rays are irradiated by the discharge cock, When the hands of the human body are exposed to the ultraviolet rays when placed in the lower part of the cock, ultraviolet rays cause destruction of amino acids in the skin of the protein, thereby causing a harmful environment to the human body.

Accordingly, it is a main object of the present invention to provide an LED lamp of a water purifier by inserting a LED lamp of a water purifier into a discharge hole of a water inlet for discharging cold water or hot water, and irradiating light in the same direction as the drinking water, I have to.

It is another object of the present invention to facilitate the maintenance of the light emitting unit that emits light by allowing the LED lamp to be easily and conveniently mounted on the intake through the fixing bracket.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a flow rate sensing unit inside a connection pipe for guiding drinking water from a lower watercourse to a water intake side so that self-generated electric power can be supplied to the LED lamp side by the flow rate of drinking water taken outside .

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a purifier for purifying a water purifier, comprising: a water reservoir formed in a front portion of a main body; A drain pipe formed on the upper surface of the drain pipe so as to be connected to a connection pipe and formed with a communication pipe on a side surface of the pipe, And a guide groove extending upwardly from the one or more engaging projections to engage with the outer periphery of the outlet pipe and coupled to the outer periphery of the outlet end of the outlet, A fixing bracket that is accommodated in the fixing bracket guide hole, And a control unit for controlling the flow of the flow of the flow of the drinking water through the connection pipe, And a flow rate sensing unit for transmitting an electromotive force generated through the light emitting unit to the light emitting unit.

According to the present invention, in the fixing bracket, the engaging protrusions having the inner circumference of the same shape as that of the communication pipe are symmetrically bent at both ends of the upper portion of the guide member having the guiding grooves opened upward to elastically couple And the guide hole formed on the tip end of the guide member is formed with a coupling hole to be coupled with an end of the discharge hole.

According to the present invention, the light emitting unit has an input terminal, which is connected to a power supply line supplied with power from a flow sensor, penetrates the fixed packing from the outer periphery to the center and then connects the LED lamp to the input terminal, A communicating hole having a concentric circular shape is formed around a central portion of the fixed packing to which the LED lamp is attached so that the drinking water provided through the discharge hole can be taken out to the engaging hole of the guide hole .

According to the present invention, the flow rate sensing unit includes a case having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe communicating with a storage space formed therein so as to be connected to a connection pipe, the pipe having an outer periphery, An impeller rotatably installed at a lower portion of the impeller and having a plurality of blades formed on an outer periphery thereof and rotated by a flow of the supplied flow rate to the inflow channel; And an electromotive force means in which the circuit coil is wound.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in the drawings, it is noted that the same components or parts are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted so as to avoid obscuring the subject matter of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a general water purifier, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a lighting device for a water purifier according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view showing a lighting device for a water purifier according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a lighting apparatus for a water purifier according to the present invention.

1 to 5, the water purifier 100 includes a main body 11 having a water filter (not shown) installed therein and a water inlet 101 formed in a front portion thereof, 100) main body) and a reservoir 102 for storing the supply water filled in the reservoir.

The lighting device for a water purifier of the present invention mounted on the water purifier 100 includes a water inlet 110 exposed to the water inlet 101 of the water purifier 100 to discharge drinking water provided through the connection pipe 103 to the outside, A switching valve 120 mounted on the water inlet 110 for supplying or cutting off drinking water to the outside, a fixing bracket 130 coupled to an end of the water outlet 112 of the water inlet 110, A light emitting unit 140 installed in the discharge hole 112 and guided by the bracket 130 and a power supply unit 140 installed in the connection pipe 103 to supply power to the light emitting unit 140 And a flow rate sensing unit 150 for sensing the flow rate.

The intake port 110 is formed with a communication pipe 111 on the outer circumferential side so as to be coupled to the connection pipe 103 connected to the lower water bottle 102 and a water pipe And then is mounted so as to be exposed to the outside of the water inlet 101 of the water purifier 100 after the discharge hole 112 is formed.

The switching valve 120 is eccentrically attached to the top surface of the intake port 110 so as to selectively open or close the exhaust hole 112 according to the rotation angle. The rotation angle of the switching valve 120 is changed and the discharge hole 112 is opened to allow the drinking water to flow out to the outside while the switching valve 120 The switching valve 120 is restored to its original rotation angle to close the discharge hole 112 of the water intake 110 to block the discharge of the drinking water.

The fixing bracket 130 is coupled to the outer periphery of the communication pipe 111 of the intake port 110 so that the fixing bracket 130 can be extended to be coupled with the end of the exhaust hole 112. [ A pair of engagement protrusions 132 having an inner circumferential edge of the same shape as the communication pipe 111 are symmetrically bent at both ends of the upper portion of the guide member 131 having the groove 131a, And the guide hole 133 formed in the distal end of the guide member 131 so as to be elastically engaged with the guide hole 131 can be formed with a coupling hole 133a to be coupled with the end of the discharge hole 112 .

Further, the light emitting unit 140 is housed in the guide hole 133 of the fixing bracket 130 and emits light in the discharge direction of the drinking water taken through the discharge hole 112.

That is, the light emitting unit 140 penetrates the input terminal 143 connected to the power supply line 142 supplied from the flow sensing unit 150, from the outer periphery to the center of the fixed packing 144, The lamp 141 is connected to the input terminal 143 so that the LED lamp 141 is positioned at the center of the lower end of the fixed packing 144. The center of the fixed packing 144 on which the LED lamp 141 is mounted A communicating hole 145 having a half-concentric circular shape is formed so that the drinking water provided through the discharge hole 112 is allowed to flow out into the coupling hole 133a of the guide hole 133. [

When the drinking water is supplied to the connection pipe 103 by the switching valve 120 of the intake port 110, the flow rate sensing unit 150 is installed between the pipes of the connection pipe 103. When the drinking water is supplied to the connection pipe 103, And emits the electromotive force generated through the electromagnetic induction phenomenon to the light emitting unit 140.

The flow sensing unit 150 includes an inlet pipe 151b and an outlet pipe 151c communicating with a storage space 151a formed inside the flow sensing unit 150 to be connected to the connection pipe 103, And a plurality of vane wheels 152a are formed on the outer circumference of the case 151 so as to be rotatable in the housing space 151a of the case 151 through a rotary shaft 152b, An impeller 152 rotated by a flow of the flow supplied to the conduit 151b and a magnet 154 integrally fixed to the lower portion of the impeller 152 so as to be integrally connected to each other, And electromotive force means (153) in which a plurality of circuit coils are wound.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

When the user places the cup under the discharge hole 112 of the intake port 110 for the purpose of taking drinking water and then pushes the switch lever 120 backward through the cup, the angle of rotation of the switch lever 120 is changed The discharge hole 112 of the intake port 110 is opened so that the drinking water filled in the water reservoir 102 is drained to the discharge hole 112 through the connection pipe 103.

At this time, the flow rate of the drinking water flowing into the connection pipe 103 by the opening of the discharge hole 112 flows into the case 151 through the inflow channel 151b of the flow rate sensing unit 150, Thereby rotating the impeller 152 having the second impeller 152a.

At this time, the electromotive force is generated by the Fleming's right-hand rule in the electromotive force means 153 in which the coil is wound while the magnet 154 cooperating with the impeller 152 rotates.

That is, the electromotive force means 153 guided to the coil in the magnetic field induces a voltage proportional to the changing speed of the magnetic field. This is due to the relative speed between the magnetic field of the magnet 154 and the coil, And the electromotive force means 153 is rotated, or the electromotive force means 153 is fixed and the magnet 154 is moved to generate an electromotive force.

The electric power generated by the electromotive force means 153 is applied to the LED lamp 141 along the electric power line 142 to self-emit the electric power to the drinking water discharged from the discharge hole 112 of the water intake hole 110 Directly illuminate the light.

Thus, only when the user takes the drinking water through the water purifier 100, the self power is generated by the flow of the drinking water through the electromotive force means 153, and then the self power is applied to the LED lamp 141 side to emit illumination light , And distinguishes between the cold water and the hot water intake port (110) by the illumination light.

Further, when the drinking water is not taken out, the flow of the drinking water does not occur, so that the self power is not generated through the electromotive force means 153 and the illumination light is switched to the OFF state.

As described above, the lighting device for a water purifier of the present invention is characterized in that an LED lamp of a water purifier is installed inside a discharge hole of a water inlet for discharging cold water or hot water to irradiate light in the same direction as a drinking water, So that cold water or hot water can be grasped through the illuminated light, so that convenience in use and safety accident can be prevented.

Further, the lighting apparatus for a water purifier according to the present invention can easily and conveniently mount an LED lamp on a water intake through a fixing bracket, thereby facilitating maintenance of a light emitting unit that emits light.

In addition, the lighting apparatus for a water purifier of the present invention is provided with a flow rate sensing unit inside a connection pipe for guiding drinking water from a low-water receptacle to a water intake port so that self-generated electricity can be applied to the LED lamp by the flow rate of drinking water taken outside There is no need for external power.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. It will be clear to those who have knowledge of.

Claims (4)

A water purifier in which a water inlet is formed in a front portion of a main body and a supply water filled in a lower water receptacle placed on an upper portion is discharged to a water outlet, A drain pipe formed in the outer circumferential edge of the side pipe so as to be coupled to the connection pipe connected to the lower water pipe and having a discharge hole formed therein for discharging the drinking water provided through the connection pipe, A switching valve which is eccentrically attached to the upper surface of the intake port and selectively opens or closes the exhaust hole according to an angle of rotation, A fixing bracket having a guide bracket formed by bending one or more locking projections upward to be coupled to the outer periphery of the communication pipe of the intake port and extending forwardly thereof and being engaged with the outer periphery of the exhaust port of the intake port, A light emitting portion accommodated in the fixing bracket guide and irradiating light in a discharge direction of the drinking water taken through the discharge hole; And a flow rate sensing unit which is provided between the connection pipe ducts and supplies drinking water to the connection pipe by a selector valve of the intake port, generates a magnetic force line while being rotated by the flow of the flow, and transmits the electromotive force generated through the electromagnetic induction phenomenon to the light emitting unit A lighting device for a water purifier. The method according to claim 1, The fixing bracket has a pair of locking protrusions, each having an inner circumferential edge of the same shape as the communication pipe, symmetrically bent at both ends of the upper portion of the guide member having the guide groove opened to the upper side so as to be elastically coupled to the outer periphery of the communication pipe, Wherein a guide hole formed on a distal end side of the guide member is formed with a coupling hole to be coupled with an end of the discharge hole. The method according to claim 1, The light emitting unit has an input terminal connected to a power supply line supplied with power from a flow sensor and penetrating the outer periphery of the fixing packing through the center thereof and then connecting the LED lamp to the input terminal so that the LED lamp is positioned at the center of the lower end of the fixing packing Wherein a communicating hole having a concentric circular shape is formed around a central portion of the fixed packing to which the LED lamp is attached so that the drinking water provided through the discharge hole is guided to the coupling hole of the guide hole. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the flow sensing unit includes a case having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe communicating with a storage space formed therein so as to be connected to the connection pipe, An impeller rotatably installed in a receiving space of the case through a rotating shaft and formed by a plurality of blades on an outer circumference and rotated by a flow rate of the flow provided to the inlet pipe; And an electromotive force means for integrally fixing the magnets to the lower portion of the impeller and cooperating integrally with each other, wherein the electromotive force means comprises a plurality of circuit coils wound around the magnets.

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